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registered interest
date	10/01/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many full-time equivalent (1) civil servants, and (2) consultants, are employed to monitor train usage and estimate future train service patterns.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL5225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2022 answer text <p>A range of teams from across DfT Rail Strategy and Services Group have a role in understanding current and future trends in both passenger and freight train usage, among other responsibilities. This includes policy teams, contract holders, statisticians and analysts. The Department does not hold information on the full-time equivalent resource that this work represents compared to teams' wider duties.</p><p> </p><p>Consultants are used by the Department on a project by project basis. This support is procured for services delivered and the Department does not hold information on the number of full-time equivalents engaged by consultancies to provide these services.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 18/01/2022 12:26:03 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1367752

registered interest
date	10/11/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much the most recent rise in rail fares affected profits from ticket sales; and what assessment, if any, they have made of recent changes in demand for rail travel.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL3925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>No assessment has been made of the proportion of industry revenues which can be attributable to the March 2021 fares changes. While fares changes impact total industry revenue there are also a number of other elements that impact it, including most notably at the moment the pandemic’s impact on passenger travel.</p><p> </p><p>Passenger demand fell during the pandemic and is slowly recovering. We are working with the rail industry to develop a number of recovery initiatives, for example we have introduced new flexible season tickets across England this year to help encourage passengers to return to the railway.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 23/11/2021 12:49:06 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1367755

registered interest
date	10/11/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to make rail travel more attractive.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL3928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>The Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail, published May 2021, contains a number of passenger-focused reforms that will bring in improved services and encourage the use of rail. The Spending Review 2021 confirmed £5.7bn of funding over three years to support essential rail services, and will see Government investing £360m in modernising ticketing and retailing systems, delivering a major overhaul to the way in which rail travel is bought and paid for.</p><p> </p><p>We are also working with the rail industry to develop a number of recovery initiatives, for example we have introduced new flexible season tickets across England this year to help encourage passengers to return to the railway.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 23/11/2021 13:56:41 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1175141

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the case for a Scotland to the West Country Sleeper service to improve inter-regional connectivity.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>No assessment of such a service has been made, but my Department would be happy to discuss the case with the Scottish Government.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 03/02/2020 17:32:50 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw

1152008

registered interest
date	23/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the loss of fuel duty revenue is taken into account when evaluating the benefits of modal shift from road to rail.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradshaw
uin	HL352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>The Mode Shift Revenue Support scheme encourages modal shift from road to rail (or inland waterway) where the costs are higher than road, and where there are environmental benefits to be gained. The net assessed benefits, or potential benefits in the case of flows not supported by grant, include consideration of the effects on fuel duty revenue. There is published information about the assessment of user benefits related to freight mode shift grants on gov.uk.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 31/10/2019 15:31:29 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	2483 label Biography information for Lord Bradshaw